More Than 100 Children's Colorado Physicians Named "Top Docs" by 5280 Magazine

5280 magazine has released its annual list of Denver’s Top Docs. We're proud to say that out of the 337 doctors who made the list, 103 were Children’s Hospital Colorado physicians. Congratulations to these doctors who have devoted their lives to pediatric medicine!
The following Children’s Colorado physicians were recognized on the 2012 Top Docs list:
Adolescent Medicine
David W. Kaplan
Amy E. Sass
Allergy and Immunology
Fred (Dan) Atkins
Anesthesiology
Joy L. Hawkins
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Harrison Levine
Brian Stafford
Marianne Wamboldt
Child Abuse Pediatrics
Antonia Chiesa
Andrew Sirotnak
Kathryn Wells
Congenital Cardiac Surgery
David N. Campbell
James Jaggers
Max Mitchell
Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics
Sandra Friedman
Edward Goldson
Gynecologic Oncology
Kian Behbakht
Interventional Cardiology
John D. Carroll
John C. Messenger
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Henry Galan
Medical Genetics
David K. Manchester
Medical Toxicology
Kennon Heard
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
John P. Kinsella
Adam Rosenberg
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Ellen R. Elias
Sandra Friedman
Neurological Surgery
Michael Handler
Kevin O. Lillehie
Neurology (Special Qualifications in Child Neurology)
Julie Parsons
Andrew White
Neuroradiology
Nicholas Stence
Ophthalmology
Richard S. Davidson
Naresh Mandava
Orthopedic Sports Medicine
Eric C. McCarty
Armando Vidal
Otolaryngology
John P. Campana
Todd Kingdom
Pathology
Bette K. DeMasters
Pediatric Anesthesiology
Patricia Coughlin
Andrew Veit
Pediatric Cardiology
D. Dunbar Ivy
David J. Miller
Shelley Miyamoto
Michael S. Schaffer
Pediatric Critical Care
Emily L. Dobyns
Claudia Kunrath
Peter M. Mouriani
Pediatric Dermatology
Joseph Morelli
Lori Prok
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Lalit Bajaj
Katie Bakes
Genie Roosevelt
Pediatric Endocrinology
Sharon H. Travers
Phillip S. Zeitler
Pediatric Gastroenterology
David Brumbaugh
Michael R. Narkewicz
Jason S. Soden
Pediatric Hematology & Oncology
Lia Gore
Brian Greffe
Taru Hays
Pediatric Infectious Disease
Mary (Mimi) P. Glode
John W. Ogle
James K. Todd
Pediatric Nephrology
Melissa A. Cadnapaphornchai
Douglas M. Ford
Gary M. Lum
Pediatric Otolaryngology
Kenny Chan
Peggy Kelley
Sheri Poznanovic
Pediatric Pathology
Megan Dishop
Mark A. Lovell
Pediatric Pulmonology
Robin R. Deterding
Monica Federico
Scott D. Sagel
Pediatric Radiology
Laura Z. Fenton
Thomas C. Hay
Jaime R. Stewart
John D. Strain
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Susan Biffl
Dennis J. Matthews
Pamela Wilson
Pediatric Rheumatology
J. Roger Hollister
Jennifer B. Soep
Pediatric Surgery
Denis D. Bensard
Jennifer L. Bruny
David Partrick
Pediatric Transplant Hepatology
Michael R. Narkewicz
Pediatric Urology
Bruce Blyth
Peter D. Furness
Stanley H. Galansky
Duncan T. Wilcox
Pediatrics
Matthew Dorighi
Noah Makovsky
Jay Markson
Steven Perry
Plastic Surgery
Royal K. Gerow
Plastic Surgery (Head and Neck)
Fred Deleyiannis
Radiation Oncology
Arthur Liu
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Ruben Alvero
Sports Medicine
Eric C. McCarty
Surgery
Robert C. McIntyre, Jr.
Surgery of the Hand
Carlton M. Clinkscales
Michael J.V. Gordon
Surgical Critical Care
Robert C. McIntyre, Jr.
Thoracic Surgery
John D. Mitchell
Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Janette D. Durham
Vascular Surgery
Mark Nehler
The doctors listed are based at Children's Hospital Colorado or have medical staff privileges. Children's Colorado's medical staff includes adult and community based providers, and we congratulate them all.
Editorials in the Top Docs issue highlight cardiology and feature three of the Children's Colorado's pediatric cardiologists who made the list:
- Shelley Miyamoto, MD, discussed her research on pediatric heart failure.
- James Jaggers, MD, was interviewed about his work to treating hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
- Max Mitchell, MD, discussed the newly FDA-approved Berlin heart as a pediatric bridge to heart transplant.
Congratulations to our "Top Dentists" named by 5280!
In addition to our 103 physicians, 48 Children's Colorado dentists who were acknowledged in the June Top Dentists issue of 5280. We congratulate these providers for excellent pediatric dental care.
Endodontics
Donald J. Kleier, DMD
Oral & Maxilofacial Surgery
Steven B. Aragon, DDS, MD
Mark D. Berman, DDS
Maria Juliana DiPasquale, DMD
Gregory K. Ingalls, DDS
James R. Lessig, DDS
Richard L. McLain, DDS
Thomas S. Michalik, MD
Kevin M. Patterson, DDS
James D. Sexton, DDS
Victor M. Raposo, DMD
Randolph C. Robinson, MD
Michael K. Rollert, DDS
E. Marc Weideman, DMD
Oral Pathology
Robert O. Greer, Jr., DDS
Pediatric Dentistry
Richard B. Abrams, DDS
Elizabeth S. Barr, DDS
Nelle V. Barr, DMD
Robert A. Boraz, DDS
Erin Watts Carpenter, DDS
Lisa A. Carlson-Marks, DDS
Edward A. Christensen, DDS
Jill A. Decker, DDS
Tobias M. Derloshon, DDS
Mischelle Doll, DDS
Tandi V. Donaldson, DDS
Lisa M. Fox, DDS
Jennifer K. Hargleroad, DDS
Kemie D. Houston
Keaton N. Howe, DDS
Kathryn K. Kaelin, DMD
Jeffrey Kahl, DDS
Kimbery A. Kretsch, DDS
John D. Landgren, DDS
Lucinda Ann Lewis, DDS
David T. Ramirez, DDS
John M. Rubenstrunk, DDS
Bryan P. Savage, DDS
Purvi V. Shah, DDS
Jonathan D. Sierk, DDS
Nancy D. Simons
Scott D. Smith, DDS
Allen H. Vean, DMD
Julie V. Vuong, DDS
Patra Watana, DMS
Jesse R. Witkoff, DDS
Periodontics
Lonnie R. Johnson, DDS
Learn more about the Dental Center at Children's Hospital Colorado.